Hi Ned, > I'm curious why you care about the "79 characters" part of PEP8 if you don't > care about the "use spaces" part of PEP8.
It's just that I don't like arbitrary rules. IMHO, spaces aren't "better than" tabs, and people should refrain from saying that. Both have their fair bit of disadvantages and it finally comes down to personal/team preference or consistency. I like tabs because they are flexible. As of now I am still considering spaces for two reasons—(1) maintaining a standard line-length of 79-120 characters; (2) Even if I use tabs, I "may" need spaces for aligning. I have no major projects now, so I am free to decide, and am taking my time for a well-thought decision. As for why I care the "79 chars" part of PEP 8: - Coding in terminals and VIM with multiple windows open. - Avoiding horizontal scrollbars for code blocks on the web; GitHub for instance. E.g. https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/kernel/async.c -- That is good! - Readability; The same reason why people suggest "short paragraphs", i.e. allow readers to quickly go through your content, or in my case, code. Best, Aahan -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
